Cornucopia Mining Group

The Cornucopia Mining Group is a gold mine located in Cascade county, Montana at an elevation of 7,444 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Cornucopia Mining Group
Secondary: Cornucopia Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Montana
County: Cascade
District: Neihart Mining District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: S. J. Allen
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Texas
Info Year: 1978

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Galena

Comments

Comment (Geology): THE ORE HAS A UNUSUALLY HIGH GOLD CONTENT RELATIVE TO SILVER.

Comment (Production): ONLY A FEW CARLOADS OF ORE HAVE BEEN SHIPPED BECAUSE IT CONTAINED TOO MUCH ZINC TO PERMIT ITS PROFITABLE MINING AND SHIPMENT A BUREAU OF MINES SAMPLE ASSAYED 1.46 OUNCES GOLD, 53.5 OUNCES SILVER, 5.7 PERCENT LEAD, 13.8 PERCENT ZINC, 0.14 PERCENT COPPER, 0.10 PERCENT ANTIMONY AND 0.10 PERCENT CADMIUM. ONLY A FEW CARLOADS OF ORE HAVE BEEN SHIPPED THE CLAIMS WERE LOCATED IN 1885 AND 1891.

References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG M13 P60

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 15, 1935 P.16

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTSONS, 1951, USBM I.C. 7589, P. 48-49.

Principal Gold Districts of Montana

In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.